Welcome to the Nursery Rotation!
For your first Nursery Rotation (Well Baby/Postpartum) please review the following topics before your rotation starts (also helpful to review before you first OB rotation and before Night House Officer)
1. Care of the Well Newborn -http://pedsinreview.aappublications.org/content/33/1/4 (2012 update) links works on county computer
PDF version
This article gives a summary of well newborn care, please review it to be familiar with the concepts before your first day, we do not expect you to memorize everything of course! We will discuss everything in more detail during the rotation. 2. Newborn Exam - AAFP Article: Part I, Part II 3. Well Baby Rotation guidelines including Milestones DRAFT not finalized (updated for 2017-2018 academic year) includes information on the "Level 2 Nursery Selective" (which is an optional experience)
Parent Teaching
Babies don't come with instructions! Use these resources to guide conversations with parents about newborn care and beyond. Helpful for your continuity clinics as well.
Review the handouts given to all parents on Postpartum
Monday afternoon Didactics (Monday afternoon is the only afternoon that the CCRMC PGY-1 resident is on the wards, this afternoon is focused on a set core topics including resident presentations) This is a new change for the academic year 2017-2018 and is subject to change based on feedback during the rotations
For your first Nursery Rotation (Well Baby/Postpartum) please review the following topics before your rotation starts (also helpful to review before you first OB rotation and before Night House Officer)
1. Care of the Well Newborn -http://pedsinreview.aappublications.org/content/33/1/4 (2012 update) links works on county computer
PDF version
This article gives a summary of well newborn care, please review it to be familiar with the concepts before your first day, we do not expect you to memorize everything of course! We will discuss everything in more detail during the rotation.
2. Newborn Exam - AAFP Article: Part I, Part II
3. Well Baby Rotation guidelines including Milestones DRAFT not finalized (updated for 2017-2018 academic year)
includes information on the "Level 2 Nursery Selective" (which is an optional experience)
Nursery Overview Materials -
- Common issues in sick newborns.pdf
- Stanford Newborn Nursery Professional Education Site
The Stanford site is an excellent resource with video and picture galleriesWell Baby Topics (PGY-1 CCRMC residents, PGY-2 Travis residents) These topics are currently being updated any questions ask Pediatric Attending
- Breastfeeding
- Jaundice/Hyperbilirubinemia
- Infection
- Hypoglycemia/Infants of Diabetics
- Birth Trauma/DDH
- Heart Murmurs
- Dermatology
- NRP
Parent TeachingBabies don't come with instructions! Use these resources to guide conversations with parents about newborn care and beyond. Helpful for your continuity clinics as well.
Monday afternoon Didactics (Monday afternoon is the only afternoon that the CCRMC PGY-1 resident is on the wards, this afternoon is focused on a set core topics including resident presentations) This is a new change for the academic year 2017-2018 and is subject to change based on feedback during the rotations
Advanced Nursery Topics - These topics are currently being updated any questions ask Pediatric Attending
Procedures -
Prior to Academic Year 2017-2018 (for reference only, please see updated objectives)
Nursery Learning Objectives
Nursery Checklist
Nursery Quiz
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